Douglas County's firefighting airtankers reassigned to Stead airport

6:54 PM,
Feb. 20, 2009

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Heavy firefighting air tankers will cease operation out of Douglas County as support personnel are reassigned to facilities at Reno's Stead Airport, officials from the Bureau of Land Management announced today.

BLM and U.S. Forest Service officials said the cost-cutting move is not expected to significantly ...